Application for a Place on the Ballot

November 3, 2026 is election day. The City of Murchison City Council will have 2 expiring terms for Council Seats 4 and 5. If you are interested in being a part of the Murchison City Council, July 20th is the first day you may file for a place on the ballot. The deadline to file an application for a place on the ballot is August 17, 2026 at 5pm. The candidate application is available under the Elections tab. The qualifications are as follows:

(1) must be a United States citizen

(2) must be 18 years of age on the first day of the term to be filled

(3) have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:

\ (A) totally mentally incapacitated; or

\ (B) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote:

(4) have not been finally convicted of a felony from the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;

(5)  have resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date:

(A)  for a candidate whose name is to appear on a general primary election ballot, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate’s application for a place on the ballot;

(B)  for an independent candidate, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate’s application for a place on the ballot;

(C)  for a write-in candidate, the date of the election at which the candidate’s name is written in;

(D)  for a party nominee who is nominated by any method other than by primary election, the date the nomination is made; and

(E)  for an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made;

(6)  on the date described by Subdivision (5), be registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected; and

(7)  satisfy any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office.

Texas Local Government Code- Sec. 22.032.  QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY. 

(a)  To be eligible for the office of mayor of the municipality, a person must be a registered voter and must have resided within the municipal limits for at least the 12 months preceding the election day.  For purposes of this subsection, residency in an area while the area was not within the municipal limits is considered as residency within the limits if the area is a part of the municipality on election day.

That it shall further appear to the said City Secretary, before said candidate’s name is entered on said ballot that said candidate has met any and all requirements of the Texas Election Code and Texas Local Government Code.